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Barbell A Barbell Squat Challenge for 2022 (315lb x As Many Reps As Proper)

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8/8/2022:

- Barbell squat: 1x314, 1x364, 1x404, 1x441lb

Feeling good, not too heavy. I'm going to spend the next 10+ weeks peaking. I think I have another 10 or 20% in the tank. My plan is still to see if I can train a 315lb squat (for reps) by getting stronger in 1RM. Only downside is I don't have a 315lb baseline (for reps). Oh well...

Regards,

Eric
 
My plan is still to see if I can train a 315lb squat (for reps) by getting stronger in 1RM. Only downside is I don't have a 315lb baseline (for reps).

I'll be curious to see what you conclude.

In my case, the answer has been "not entirely".

When I finish a competition prep block and then switch to a hypertrophy mesocycle for the next 12 weeks afterwards, I can do a lot more hard sets and more reps per set at the end of the 12 weeks than at the beginning.
 
I'll be curious to see what you conclude.

In my case, the answer has been "not entirely".

When I finish a competition prep block and then switch to a hypertrophy mesocycle for the next 12 weeks afterwards, I can do a lot more hard sets and more reps per set at the end of the 12 weeks than at the beginning.
Yea it may be a spectacular fail. I got 10 reps in me, any day. The question is how much pain am I willing to go through. I'm a baby. So not much. I train light and low reps, lol. But maybe 1 day I can muster some intestinal fortitude and PUSH!
 
8/8/2022:

- Barbell squat: 1x314, 1x364, 1x404, 1x441lb

Feeling good, not too heavy. I'm going to spend the next 10+ weeks peaking. I think I have another 10 or 20% in the tank. My plan is still to see if I can train a 315lb squat (for reps) by getting stronger in 1RM. Only downside is I don't have a 315lb baseline (for reps). Oh well...

Regards,

Eric
Time for another meet!
 
8/8/2022:

- Barbell squat: 1x314, 1x364, 1x404, 1x441lb

Feeling good, not too heavy. I'm going to spend the next 10+ weeks peaking. I think I have another 10 or 20% in the tank. My plan is still to see if I can train a 315lb squat (for reps) by getting stronger in 1RM. Only downside is I don't have a 315lb baseline (for reps). Oh well...

Regards,

Eric


Dang 441 x 1 is good. You should have a good amount more than 10 in the tank if that 441 was RPE 7~

After a peak I believe in 500 for you
 
Yea it may be a spectacular fail. I got 10 reps in me, any day. The question is how much pain am I willing to go through. I'm a baby. So not much. I train light and low reps, lol. But maybe 1 day I can muster some intestinal fortitude and PUSH!

I'm glad I have bumper plates.

It makes it much more comfortable for me to push into the 12-15 range knowing I can ditch the lift if I think I have 2 RIR, but really have 0. ;)
 
I'll be curious to see what you conclude.

In my case, the answer has been "not entirely".

When I finish a competition prep block and then switch to a hypertrophy mesocycle for the next 12 weeks afterwards, I can do a lot more hard sets and more reps per set at the end of the 12 weeks than at the beginning.
I generally have to practice higher rep sets if I want them to improve. Of course, limit strength is the base, but the gap matters less when you get into really high rep stuff
(Sadly, for this challenge I don't have to worry about much of a gap OR high reps...)
 
I generally have to practice higher rep sets if I want them to improve. Of course, limit strength is the base, but the gap matters less when you get into really high rep stuff
(Sadly, for this challenge I don't have to worry about much of a gap OR high reps...)

I always have to re-acquaint myself with being comfortable with being uncomfortable from the burn.

It's a different kind of hard than strength or power work.

But the "embrace the burn" usually translates well to my rowing season.
 
Dang 441 x 1 is good. You should have a good amount more than 10 in the tank if that 441 was RPE 7~

After a peak I believe in 500 for you
490 is my max in a sanctioned/judged powerlifting meet, in 2019. I've hit 500 and possibly even more at home, few years ago (below parallel per my judging). 441lb, yesterday, was 90% of that 490lb lift (that is how I came to that number). 441lb felt more like 8.5 RPE, not 7. But I'm a terrible judge of these things. Everything over 275lb is hard for me, I just somehow get it up. Lol.

555 is the most I ever had on my back. It wasn't legit. Somewhere between legit squat and quarter squat. Call it a 3/4 squat.
 
I always have to re-acquaint myself with being comfortable with being uncomfortable from the burn.

It's a different kind of hard than strength or power work.

But the "embrace the burn" usually translates well to my rowing season.
The burn is so miserable for me. I only want to experience it once!
 
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